All Superinterfaces:

Named

All Known Subinterfaces:

ApplicationBinarySpec, ApplicationSpec, AssemblerSourceSet, BinaryContainer, BinarySpec, BuildableComponentSpec, CheckableComponentSpec, ComponentSpec, ComponentSpecContainer, CppSourceSet, CSourceSet, CUnitTestSuiteBinarySpec, CUnitTestSuiteSpec, DependentSourceSet, DependentSourceSet, FunctionalSourceSet, GeneralComponentSpec, GoogleTestTestSuiteBinarySpec, GoogleTestTestSuiteSpec, HeaderExportingSourceSet, LanguageSourceSet, LibraryBinarySpec, LibrarySpec, ModelMap<T>, ModelSet<T>, NativeBinarySpec, NativeComponentSpec, NativeExecutableBinarySpec, NativeExecutableSpec, NativeLibraryBinarySpec, NativeLibrarySpec, NativeResourceSet, NativeTestSuiteBinarySpec, NativeTestSuiteSpec, ObjectiveCppSourceSet, ObjectiveCSourceSet, PlatformAwareComponentSpec, SharedLibraryBinarySpec, SourceComponentSpec, StaticLibraryBinarySpec, TargetedNativeComponent, TestSuiteBinarySpec, TestSuiteContainer, TestSuiteSpec, VariantComponent, VariantComponentSpec, WindowsResourceSet

All Known Implementing Classes:

org.gradle.api.internal.AbstractBuildableComponentSpec, org.gradle.platform.base.component.internal.AbstractComponentSpec, org.gradle.language.base.internal.AbstractLanguageSourceSet, BaseBinarySpec, BaseComponentSpec, BaseLanguageSourceSet, org.gradle.platform.base.component.internal.DefaultComponentSpec
```
@Incubating
public interface ModelElement
extends Named
```
Represents an element in a model. Elements are arranged in a hierarchy.

Nested Class Summary
- Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.gradle.api.Named
  Named.Namer

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.String`	`getDisplayName()`	Returns a human-consumable display name for this element.
`java.lang.String`	`getName()`	Returns the name of this element.

- Method Detail
  - getName
```
java.lang.String getName()
```
    Returns the name of this element. Each element has a name associated with it, that uniquely identifies the element amongst its siblings. Some element have their name generated or automatically assigned, and for these elements the name may not be human consumable.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getName in interface Named
    
    Returns:
    
    The name. Never null.
  - getDisplayName
```
java.lang.String getDisplayName()
```
    Returns a human-consumable display name for this element.

Interface ModelElement

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.gradle.api.Named

Method Summary

Method Detail

getName

getDisplayName